"On behalf of both families we would like to thank the US Coast Guard and other federal government and local agencies in their relentless efforts to search and rescue our boys. Our families would also like to thank Chief Elg and his entire staff of the Tequesta Police Department for all of their continued efforts in the safe return of our boys."

ROZIER LIVE IN MIAMI, WHY NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL OFF THE SEARCH. OFFICIALS HERE AT THE COAST GUARD STATION SAY THIS WAS A VERY PAINFUL DECISION. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF THE CAPTAINS HERE AT THE COAST GUARD STATION SAY IT WAS EXCRUCIATING AND GUT WRENCHING. BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANY CLUES THAT HAVE LED THEM TO THOSE BOYS. CREWS HAVE COVERED MORE THAN 50,000 SQUARE NAUTICAL MILES. AND 50,000 SEARCH FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EXTEND THE SEARCH EARLIER ON BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY WHEN THE BOYS ACTUALLY GONE INTO THE WATER. THEY SAY THEY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SEVERAL FACTORS. IT'S BASED ON SCIENCE AS WELL AS ART. THE SCIENCE IS BAAED ON HOW LONG AND WHAT PHYSIOLOGY SAYS HOW LONG YYU CAN LIVE IN THE WATER. BUT WE ALSO TAKE THE ART INTO CONSIDERATION OF IT. THE AGE OF THESE OYS. THEIR WILL TO LIVE, THEIR FAMILIARITY WITH THE WATER. WE TOOK ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. Reporter: HE CALLED THE SEARCH A TRUE LL HANDS ON DECK EFFORT. THE COAST GUARD AND OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, CONDUCTED 30 DAYS OF SEARCH, IN AN EIGHT DAY WINDOW. COAST GUARD OFFICIALS IN THAT LAST HOUR OF SEARCHING FOR THOSE TEENAGERERS MISSING FROM SQUEEZE TAE. IF THEY GET ANY NEW INFORMATION,

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On behalf of both families we would like to thank the US Coast Guard and other Federal government and local agencies in their relentless efforts to search and rescue our boys. Our families would also like to thank Chief Elg and his entire staff of the Tequesta Police Department for all of their continued efforts in the safe return of our boys.

Our families have been informed that the continued search and rescue efforts will be suspended at sunset this evening. We also have been ensured that the case is not closed and if pertinent details emerge or credible information comes forward that we will have the assistance of the US Coast Guard to investigate this information.

Our families’ are committed to continue the search and rescue efforts of our boys with the aid of volunteer pilots and aircraft. We would like to thank Mr. John Travolta and countless others for their immediate assistance and personal concern for the rescue of our children, and we are extremely appreciative for the aircraft and pilots that they have donated for the rescue of our boys. We have established "The Perry & Austin Rescue Fund" which will continue to be utilized to fund private aircraft, boat fuel and any other additional resources needed for the immediate recovery of our missing boys. www.gofundme.com/perryandaustin

We encourage those who are interested in joining the search efforts by land, air or sea to contact the following email address: findperryandaustin@gmail.com (NO PRESS INQUIRIES PLEASE)

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our families, friends, neighbors, colleagues, community, along with strangers from around the globe for your prayers and thoughts as well as all that have contributed to the Perry and Austin Rescue Fund to ensure the boys safe return. In addition, we would like to thank our dear friend and neighbor Mr. Joe Namath for his support, friendship, concern and efforts in helping create awareness surrounding the safe return of Perry & Austin.

Our families ask that the media respect our privacy as the use of our time will be focused on the continued dedicated search and rescue of our beloved children.

Peterson Delhomme and Renee Collins had recently moved to Orlando from the West Palm Beach area. Delhomme worked two security jobs and Collins was a manager at a bank.

“They were out on their own, they have a child, they started their family,” Renee’s father Ray Collins told WPBF 25 News. “Someone took that away from them.”

Two weeks ago, Delhomme and Collins were killed in their apartment on Cinderlane Parkway in Orlando. Police won’t specify exactly how they were killed, but said it was “extremely violent” and “seriously depraved”.

The motive and the killer remain a mystery. Investigators said the victims were an ordinary couple “not involved in things they shouldn’t have been.”

Orlando police detectives are reaching out to the West Palm Beach area for any information, and said there’s a possibility there could have been a connection to our area.

Collins’ father made an emotional plea for anyone with information in the West Palm Beach or Orlando area to come forward.

“Whoever did this, I know you won’t come forward,” Collins said. “But for those people who know [who did it] or know something, if you are going to continue to hold your tongue…it’s my family now. Don’t make it be your family later and you standing in front of this camera like I am.”